By Amanda Ottaway Law360 (November 20, 2020, 6:25 PM EST) — Balancing federal, state and local leave requirements can be daunting for even the most sophisticated employers. And with a pandemic lingering and a new presidential administration looming, that’s as true now as ever. President-elect Joe Biden has expressed support for mandating paid family leave at […]

The former in-house attorney at Goldman Sachs has alleged that she was fired for trying to provide information to internal investigators in an investigation of the legal department. By Dan Clark A tug-of-war over where to litigate a former Goldman Sachs in-house lawyer’s lawsuit against the company has become another instance of lawyers calling for […]

By Emily Lever Law360 (November 10, 2020, 7:00 PM EST) — Two former Morrison & Foerster LLP lawyers who claim they faced hostility for taking advantage of the company’s maternity leave policy hit back in California federal court at the firm’s claims they had not advanced because their performance was lacking. In two heavily redacted […]

(Reuters) – Two former Morrison & Foerster associates who accuse the firm of discriminating against pregnant women and mothers are doubling down on their claims as a judge weighs whether to toss their lawsuit. In separate opposition motions filed in San Francisco federal court on Monday, plaintiffs Sherry William and Joshua Ashley Klayman reiterated allegations […]

Say jury should hear pregnancy, other sex bias claims Say maternity leaves, retaliation derailed MoFo careers Two female attorneys suing Morrison & Foerster LLP for caregiver, pregnancy, and other alleged sex bias and retaliation told a federal judge in San Francisco that their allegations are trial-worthy and should be heard by a jury. Sherry William […]

The winners will be selected at our annual awards gala, which will be held virtually on January 14. By Gina Passarella Cipriani The 2019 ALM Industry Awards at The Roosevelt in New York City. Credit: Jack McCoy. Times of uncertainty are often when the legal industry is needed most, and 2020 put that on full […]

Click here to download article By Andrew Melzer and Whittney Barth Law360 (October 30, 2020, 4:00 PM EDT) — While it is true that the First Amendment ordinarily does not apply to private actors,[1] this does not mean that employers have free rein to curtail employee speech; in many instances, they do not. Employers need […]

By Conor Ahern Law360 (October 15, 2020, 1:09 PM EDT) — In June, amid continuing national conversations about race and racism in the U.S., Microsoft Corp. announced that it was launching a diversity initiative to promote more Black employees to manager- and executive-level positions over the next five years. Presumably, Microsoft seeks to increase diversity in […]

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by Andrew Melzera & Whittney Barthb Protestors across the country have poured into the streets in the days and weeks following the police killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, among others.1 These tragic deaths are but the latest chapter in the long struggle for racial justice and systemic reform in […]